SILVERADO CANYON, Ca. (December 14, 2021): Effective Tuesday December 14, 2021, at 11:01 a.m. an Evacuation Order (Mandatory) is issued for Silverado Canyon, Williams Canyon and Modjeska Canyon in the Bond Fire burn area due to imminent debris flows along or near the burn scar.
The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning for the burn scar area at 11:01 a.m. Tuesday, December 14, 2021. The Evacuation Order (Mandatory) is expected to be in place through the Flash Flood Warning.
Canyon residents are strongly encouraged to evacuate now, especially those with disabilities, access and/or functional needs, and canyon residents with large animals.
Any person with disabilities and those with access and/or functional needs requiring evacuation assistance should call Orange County Sheriff’s Department Dispatch at 714-647-7000.
Any person needing assistance with animal or large animal evacuations should call Orange County Animal Care 714-935-6848.
To report storm-related issues with a County road or flood control channel, call the Orange County Public Works Storm Center 714-955-0200 during standard business hours and 714-955-0333 during flash flood events and emergencies when OC Public Works’ Department Operations Center is activated.
A map with detailed depictions of the areas under evacuation can be found at www.ocsheriff.gov/bondfire
Evacuation Areas
- Silverado Canyon - Evacuation Order (MANDATORY)
- Williams Canyon - Evacuation Order (MANDATORY)
- Modjeska Canyon - Evacuation Order (MANDATORY)
Road Closures
- Hard road closures will be in place at canyon entrances
Sheltering
A Care and Reception Center will be available after 4:00 PM at the Lake Forest Sport Park located at 28000 Rancho Parkway, Lake Forest CA 92630. Directions are available here: https://www.lakeforestca.gov/722/Address-Directions
Meeting Room A will be available for residents to wait out the storm and county reception center staff will be on-site to offer assistance.
Orange County Public Works, the Orange County Fire Authority and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department are working in Unified Command.
Residents are encouraged to check regularly for updates through local media and on Facebook and Twitter following #OCCanyonFlood at:
@OCSheriff
@ocfireauthority (Twitter) @OrangeCountyFireAuthority (Facebook)
@OCPublicWorks
